The Muppet Productions Detail List

by Chris Vaughn and Sue Rose

Lists productions (chronologically) with details about each

Last updated: March 06, 1997

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NOTE: All character and program names (not including non-Muppet productions) are copyright Jim Henson Productions or the Children's Television Workshop.

Productions:

• Junior Good Morning Show, The

  Date

  1954

  Production Type

  Appearances (WTOP/CBS, Washington, D.C.)

  Notes

  this show only lasted three weeks

  
  
• Afternoon with Inga

  Date

  1955

  Production Type

  Appearances (WRC-TV, Washington, D.C.)

  
  
• Sam and Friends

  Date

  May 9, 1955 - December 1961

  Production Type

  Interstitials (WRC-TV, Washington, D.C.)

  Notes

  live, five minute shows airing at 6:25 PM and 11:25 PM

  
  
• commercials

  Date

  1957 - 1969

  Production Type

  Commercials

  
  
• Tales of the Tinkerdee

  Date

  1962

  Production Type

  Television Special

  Production Date

  Summer 1962

  Notes

  this show never aired

  
  
• Jimmy Dean Show, The

  Date

  1963 - 1966

  Production Type

  Appearances (ABC)

  
  
• Hey Cinderella!

  Date

  April 10, 1970

  Production Type

  Television Special (ABC)

  Production Date

  1968

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Sesame Street

  Date

  November 10, 1969 - Present

  Production Type

  Series (PBS)

  Production Date

  July 1969 - Present

  
  
• Great Santa Claus Switch, The

  Date

  1970

  Production Type

  Television Special

  Notes

  an Ed Sullivan's Christmas special

  
  
• Frog Prince, The

  Date

  1971

  Production Type

  Television Special (syndication)

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Muppet Musicians of Bremen, The

  Date

  1972

  Production Type

  Television Special (syndication)

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Muppets Valentine Show, The

  Date

  January 30, 1974

  Production Type

  Series Pilot (ABC)

  Production Date

  1973

  Production Location

  ABC Studios, New York

  
  
• Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, The

  Date

  March 19, 1975

  Production Type

  Series Pilot (ABC)

  Production Date

  1974

  
  
• Muppet Meeting Films

  Date

  1975 - ???

  Production Type

  Short Films

  Production Date

  1975 - ???

  
  
• Saturday Night Live (Planet Gorch segments)

  Date

  1975 - 1975 or 1976

  Production Type

  Appearances (NBC)

  
  
• Muppet Show, The

  Date

  1976 - 1981

  Production Type

  Series (syndication)

  
  
• Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas

  Date

  December 15, 1980

  Production Type

  Television Special (ABC)

  Production Date

  March 1977

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

  Date

  1978

  Production Type

  Television Special (PBS)

  
  
• Muppet Movie, The

  Date

  1979

  Production Type

  Movie

  Production Date

  1978 - 1979

  
  
• Muppets Go Hollywood, The

  Date

  May 16, 1979

  Production Type

  Television Special (CBS)

  
  
• John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

  Date

  December 5, 1979

  Production Type

  Television Special (ABC)

  
  
• Empire Strikes Back, The

  Date

  1980

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Of Muppets and Men

  Date

  1981

  Production Type

  Television Special (syndication)

  
  
• Muppets Go to the Movies, The

  Date

  May 20, 1981

  Production Type

  Television Special (CBS)

  Production Date

  1981

  
  
• Great Muppet Caper, The

  Date

  1981

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, The

  Date

  September 17, 1982

  Production Type

  Television Special (ABC)

  
  
• Dark Crystal, The

  Date

  1982

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Fraggle Rock

  Date

  1983 - 1987

  Production Type

  Series (HBO)

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• World of the Dark Crystal, The

  Date

  January 9, 1983

  Production Type

  Television Special (PBS)

  
  
• Big Bird in China

  Date

  1983

  Production Type

  Television Special (NBC)

  
  
• John Denver and the Muppets: A Rocky Mountain Holiday

  Date

  May 12, 1983

  Production Type

  Television Special (ABC)

  
  
• Don't Eat the Pictures

  Date

  1983

  Production Type

  Television Special (PBS)

  
  
• Return of the Jedi

  Date

  1983

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Muppets Take Manhattan, The

  Date

  1984

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Follow That Bird

  Date

  1985

  Production Type

  Movie

  Production Date

  1984

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Muppets, The: A Celebration of Thirty Years

  Date

  January 21, 1986

  Production Type

  Television Special (CBS)

  Production Date

  1985

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Little Muppet Monsters

  Date

  1985

  Production Type

  Series (CBS)

  Notes

  Ten episodes were produced, but only three were aired

  
  
• Dreamchild

  Date

  1985

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Tale of the Bunny Picnic, The

  Date

  March 26, 1986

  Production Type

  Television Special (HBO)

  Production Location

  London

  
  
• Labyrinth

  Date

  1986

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Christmas Toy, The

  Date

  December 6, 1986

  Production Type

  Television Special (ABC)

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Little Shop of Horrors (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  1986

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Storyteller, The

  Date

  1987 - 1988

  Production Type

  Series (NBC)

  
  
• Puppetman

  Date

  June 1988?

  Production Type

  Series Pilot (CBS)

  Production Date

  1987

  
  
• Inside the Labyrinth

  Date

  February 18, 1987

  Production Type

  Television Special

  Production Date

  1986

  
  
• Down At Fraggle Rock

  Date

  July 13, 1987

  Production Type

  Television Special

  
  
• Muppet Family Christmas, A

  Date

  1987

  Production Type

  Television Special (ABC)

  
  
• Bear, The

  Date

  1987

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  1988

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting

  Date

  1989

  Production Type

  Television Special (NBC)

  
  
• Jim Henson Hour, The

  Date

  1989

  Production Type

  Series (NBC)

  Production Location

  Toronto

  
  
• Ghost of Faffner Hall, The

  Date

  1989

  Production Type

  Series (HBO)

  Production Date

  1988

  Production Location

  Newcastle, England

  
  
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  Date

  1989

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Storyteller, The: Greek Myths

  Date

  1990 - 1991

  Production Type

  Series (U.K. Channel 4)

  
  
• Muppets at Walt Disney World, The

  Date

  1990

  Production Type

  Television Special (NBC)

  
  
• Witches, The

  Date

  1990

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, The

  Date

  1990

  Production Type

  Television Special (CBS)

  
  
• Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories

  Date

  1990

  Production Type

  Series (The Disney Channel)

  
  
• Basil Hears a Noise

  Date

  1990

  Production Type

  Television Special

  
  
• Living with Dinosaurs

  Date

  December 30, 1990

  Production Type

  Television Special (U.K. Channel 4)

  
  
• Dinosaurs

  Date

  1991 - 1993

  Production Type

  Series (ABC)

  
  
• MuppetVision 3D

  Date

  1991

  Production Type

  Amusement Park Attraction (Disney World)

  
  
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

  Date

  1991

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Dog City (the series)

  Date

  1992 - 1995

  Production Type

  Series (FOX)

  
  
• Muppet Christmas Carol, The

  Date

  1992

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• City Kids

  Date

  1993 - ??

  Production Type

  Series (ABC)

  
  
• Sesame Street's Staying Up Late

  Date

  1993

  Production Type

  Television Special (PBS)

  
  
• Flintstones, The (the movie)

  Date

  1993

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  1993

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Muppet Sing-A-Long: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

  Date

  1993

  Production Type

  Video

  
  
• Neverending Story 3, The

  Date

  1993

  Production Type

  Movie

  Production Date

  1993

  Production Location

  Germany

  Notes

  Never released in the US

  
  
• Muppet Sing-A-Long: It's Not Easy Being Green

  Date

  1994

  Production Type

  Video

  
  
• Jim Henson's The Secret Life of Toys

  Date

  1994 - ??

  Production Type

  Series (The Disney Channel)

  
  
• Muppet Classic Theater

  Date

  1994

  Production Type

  Video

  
  
• Jim Henson's The Animal Show with Stinky and Jake

  Date

  1994 - Present

  Production Type

  Series (FOX)

  
  
• Muppet Time

  Date

  1995 - Present

  Production Type

  Interstitials (Nickelodeon)

  
  
• Allegra's Window (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  1995 - Present

  Production Type

  Series (Nickelodeon)

  
  
• Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

  Date

  December 6, 1995

  Production Type

  Television Special (CBS)

  
  
• Sesame Street's Prince Firstly's Surprise

  Date

  1995

  Production Type

  Video

  
  
• Muppet Treasure Island

  Date

  1996

  Production Type

  Movie

  Production Location

  Shepperton Studios, just outside of London

  
  
• Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside, The

  Date

  February 1996

  Production Type

  CD-ROM

  
  
• Muppets Tonight!

  Date

  March 8, 1996 - Present

  Production Type

  Series (ABC)

  
  
• Aliens In the Family

  Date

  March 15, 1996 - ??

  Production Type

  Series (ABC)

  
  
• Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, The

  Date

  October 13, 1996 - Present

  Production Type

  Series (Nickelodeon)

  
  
• Lost on Earth (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  January 4, 1997 - Present

  Production Type

  Series (USA)

  
  
• Stick Stickly - Stuck! (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  February 9, 1997

  Production Type

  Television Special

  
  
• Men In Black

  Date

  May 1997

  Production Type

  Movie

  
  
• Adventures in Wonderland (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  ???

  Production Type

  Series (The Disney Channel)

  
  
• Puzzle Place (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  ??? - Present

  Production Type

  Series (PBS)

  
  
• Sony Theaters Policy Song Trailer

  Date

  ???

  
  
• Best of Elmo, The

  Date

  ???

  
  
• Pappyland (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  ??? - Present

  Production Type

  Series

  
  
• Sesame Street (Canadian)

  Date

  ??? - Present

  Production Type

  Series

  
  
• Under the Umbrella Tree (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  ???

  Production Type

  Series

  
  
• Unhappily Ever After (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  ??? - Present

  Production Type

  Series

  
  
• Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, The (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  ???

  Production Type

  Videos

  
  
• Henson's Place

  Date

  ???

  Production Type

  Television Special

  
  
• Eureeka's Castle (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  ??? (At least as early as 1989) - ???

  Production Type

  Series (Nickelodeon)

  
  
• Blizzard Island (Not a Muppet, JHP, or Creature Shop production)

  Date

  Circa 1988 - ??

  Production Type

  Series

  Production Location

  Canada

  Notes

  Around 14 episodes were made, only 4 or 5 aired originally